Multiexchange telephone system



Jan. 3, 1950 K. A. LUNDKVIST MULTIEXCHANGE TELEPHONE SYSTEM 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 31, 1944 Jan; 3; '1950 K. A. LUNDKVIST 2,493,256

' MULTIEXCHANGE TELEPHONE SYSTEM Filed Jan. 31, 1944 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATM is RF/7 Rf la /7/ g INVENTQR KALuNDKwsT AT TYS.

Jan. 3, 1950 K. A. LUNDKVIST MULTIEXCHANGE TELEPHONE SYSTEM 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Jan. 31, 1944 E i Mmk -uk Jan. 3, 1950 K. A. LUNDKVIST MULTIEXCHANGE TELEPHONE SYSTEM 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Jan. 51, 1944 RT 05 m wD m NW lLA K Patented Jan. 3, 1950 MULTIEXCHAN GE TELEPHONE SYSTEM Karl Axel Lundkvist, Stockholm, Sweden, as-

signor to Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden, a company of Sweden Application January 31, 1944, Serial No. 520,502

In-Sweden January 22, 1943 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to devices for automatic setting-up of trunk connections. Such telephone connections will pass a number of junction centres and require for their setting, besides the local telephone number of the called subscriber, a trunk number which indicates to which local telephone network the called subscriber is connected. As a rule, the local networks have star structure and each digit in the local telephone number of the subscriber definitely indicates a traflic direction. This is not the case in a trunk network. It happens frequently that a trunk traffic route cannot be determined with less than two digits following one upon the other in the trunk telephone number. Besides there is frequently the possibility of reaching the called exchange over more traffic routes than one and, should all the lines in one route be engaged, it is desirable that the connection is set up over some other traffic route, over which the called exchange can be reached.

It is known to set up trunk connections by means of trunk registers which change the trunk number of the called local network into a number adapted to the switching operation in which number each digit definitely indicates a trailic route. This method, however, entails extremely complicated register devices and every exchange of the trunk network has to be provided with special registers adapted to the connections emanating from this exchange. Moreover, the number of difierent routing possibilities to be controlled by every register becomes very great. The most serious drawback of the said method is that all trafiic channels from the beginning must be predetermined and a re-routing of the trafiic channels would necessitate changes in all the trunk registers.

It is known also to send the trunk number of the called local network from exchange to exchange and in every exchange, to arrange registers which receive the trunk number and route the selectors connected to the trunk lines to a tralfic route corresponding to the trunk number. This method is devoid of the drawbacks of the previous method but instead entails another great disadvantage, namely, that the switching operation requires more time if composed of many digits number is to be repeated several times.

The present invention has for its object to eliminate the disadvantage of the last-mentioned method and attains this by transferring the digit combination in a register in a telephone exchange to a register in another telephone exchange by means of impulse series which correspond to the digits indicated by the digit combination, in such a manner that two or more digits are transferred simultaneously and by means of A. C. impulses with various A. C. frequencies whereby each A. C. frequency indicates a position in the digit combination, and the number of impulses having identical A. C. frequency indicates. the value of the digit which takes the place indi-. cated by theA. C. frequency. In order further. to shorten the switching operation the register.

devices are connected to junction lines, by means of relay selectors of known construction, so-called cross-bar selectors, in which the switching operation is initiated by an electromagnet connected in series to a discharge tube which magnet is actuated when the discharge tube is lit whereby said tube is lit in series with a resistance common to a group of register devices. This arrangement enables the connection of a register device to take place extremely fast, as is seen from the description below.

In the same manner the group, selectors connected to the trunk lines, which also consist of cross-bar selectors, are arranged and set from the register devices, whereby the switching operation is initiated by two electro-magnets connected in series, one of which belongs to the register device and the other to the group selector, and the said two electro-magnets are actuated in series with a discharge tube which is lit in series with a resistance common to a group of group selectors and register. The setting of a group selector takes place very rapidly with this.

Fig. 1 illustrates a number of trunk exchanges and the trunk network connecting these. Fig. 2 shows the line equipment for a trunk line and Fig. 3 the group selector CV belonging to the same line. Fig. 4 follows Fig. 3 over the connections extending downwardly from the latter figure and shows a register REG and its line finder RS which temporarily connects the register REG to the group selector GV. Fig. 1 shows how it is possible to a certain extent, to givethe trunk network a star structure around certain big centres for instance in the junction centre 36 which is centre for all the exchanges It'll-319 and 38l-389.

However, it is necessary to draw some direct lines.

between these centres in order to avoid too long and expensive detours. The numbering for the trunk exchanges is B-digit but with the starformed grouping around large centres according to Fig. 1, the last digit will indicate definitely a traffic routing, thus only the two first digits need be registered and sent from exchange to exchange.

The trunk line is in Fig. 2 represented as a 4- wire line with the line branches (11b). and (1.2192 but the diagram applies also to a 2-wire line if this in known manner issplit with the aid of a difierential transformer and a line balance into arriving and departing branches which correspond to the wires 01191 and azbz. A calling signal from the line arrives in the lines all. and actuatesv the signal receiver M1. The signal receiver M2 is tuned for another frequency: than Mr and; isnotv actuated by call signals.

are not actuated by operating, signals. In each of the two branches 111171 and azbz are amplifiers FH for incoming and FV for departing signals and speech. In the differential transformer-DI the two branches arbr and azbz are joined into a H two-wire line a andlz= with the balance wire. Aand.

B. Outgoing signals. are. sent. with the. fre-. quencies. f1 and fawith the. aid. of relays RFI. and RFZ and the transformer T: which, together with. the balance BV corresponding to. the inlet impedance of the. amplifier FV is adjusted so that the A. C. from contacts. I5. and IE on relay RFI with the frequency 11. doesnot pass over the contacts and 26 on relay RFZ, and the A. C. with the. frequency is from the contacts 25 and 26 on relay RF2 does not pass over to contacts I5 and IS.

A call signal actuates the. signal receiver M1 so that the relay RFIiv attracts its armature at the commencement of the signal and releases it on termination of the signal. The contact 62 is then closed and relay RFI'U receives current from battery pole (in the following designated positive) over the winding of relay RFIU; over contact 92: and contact 62 to battery negative. The relay RFIIJ attracts its armature and short-circuits contact 62 with contact IE2 so that even a very short impulse from relay RFB causes a complete attraction of relay RFIO armature. Relay RFS attracts its armature-when the contact I04 closes.

The contact 92 is broken and the contact 93 closed, whereupon relay R-FIU releases its armature somewhat slowly. on account" of a resistance in parallel with winding of relay RFIU. The release time of relay RFI i1 increasesthe duration of a brief incoming impulse and relayRFIfl repeats the incoming impulsesto-relay- RFfl'which, over contact 93, is self-held on account of contact 62. so that a long impulse from RFG is repeated in its full length by relay RFB. When RFS attracts its armature the contact 94 is closed andthe follow ing circuit is formed: positive pole, contact 54, contact 85, contact I3I', contact I52, winding on relay RFI5 to negative pole. Relay RFI5 is a two-step relay which in the said circuit attracts its first step closing the contact I5I. On termination of the call signal the relay RF6 releases its armature, contact 82 opens, relay RFQ' falls and contact 94 opens. Hereby relay RFI 5 attracts its armature the second step closing the following circuit: positive pole; contacts 81 and 9|, contact I5 I, both windings on relay RFI 5 in series, to negative pole. Relay RFI5 actuates its contacts I52--I-58. Relay RFIB attracts its armature when contact I53 closes and its contacts become actuated.

To the left, Fig. 2 shows six connecting wires 41, b, A, B, c and d, which come from the multiples of the group selectors GV'. When a grou selector GV tests we trunk line according to Fig.

2 this is done over the c-wire, break contact in cut-out key BK, contacts I55, I 42 and H2, winding on RFI, contact 63, to negative and parallel with winding on RFI over contact I22, resistance T2, contacts MI, I54 and 63, negative. At the beginning or" a call the test circuit in the contact 63 is broken. When relay RFIU attracts its armature relay RFII receives current over contact I03 and attracts its armature, whereupon the test circuit is broken in contact H2. Relay RFII is connected in parallel with an electrolytic condenser K2 and thus remains attracted for a time which is considerably longer than a calling Both= signal receivers are connected to the incoming branch and thusill : impulse.

; tive v. The resistance ms is common to all group selectors GV andv registers REG. Should only one group selector GV be Calling, its discharge tube GLS burns. If several group. selectors GV are calling simultaneously, the discharge tube .having the lowest discharge potential will burn,

and short-circuit the other tubes. Experience has proved that two discharge tubes do not have a discharge potential so-exactly alike thatthey can light up simultaneously in a test circuit such as the one described above, if the common resistance ms is sufliciently large. The arrow applied on the wire between the discharge tube GLS and the resistance ms indicates a multiplication to a number of discharge tubes GLS in the direction to which the arrow points. This designation is repeated on other multiplication points. When the discharge tube GLS burns, the relay'RGI attracts its armature and the contacts II, I2 and :3 are closed. Over th contact I3 the call is marked to all the free registers REG over the following circuit: negative 180 volt, resistance 77Zr, contacts I3 and 20, discharge tube GLR in Fig. 4, winding on relay SRI, contact I5, break contact in the zero return device of selector RV2, break contact in the zero return device of selector RV3, contact in the home position of selector RVl, to

positive. The resistance mr is common to all group selectors GV and the connection emanating from the contact 26 in Fig. 2 is multiplied on all line selectors RS pertaining to these group selectors. Now, all disengaged line-finders RS are called simultaneously and the discharge tube GLR' which has the lowest discharge potential, burns and the corresponding relay SRI attracts its armature. Consequently, only one register can answer the call. The following circuit is then formed: positive over contact I I in Fig. 3, contact 28, contact III in Fig. 4, winding on bar magnet STMI to negative. The bar magnet STMI attracts its armature. Here it has been assumed that the calling group selector is connected in the first decade in the register selectors RS.

The contact I45 closes and the relay SR2 attracts its armature. The contacts !22-f23 close and form the following circuit: positive over contact I2 in Fig. 3, contact 29, contact IZI in Fig. 4; winding on bridge magnet BRM'I to negative. The bridge magnet BRMi attracts its armature and the contact group I-VI corresponding to.

the bridge magnet BRMI and the bar magnet STMI is actuated. The following circuit is formed: positive over contact I53 in Fig. 2, wind: ing on relay RG2 in Fig. 3, contacts 44 and 33 or 12, multiple contact V in Fig. 4, winding on relay RR| to negative. The relays RG2 and RRI attract their armatures. The relay RG2 in Fig. 3 breaks the circuit for the discharge tube GLS in contact 26 and the relay RGI releases its armature. The circuit for the discharge tube in Fig. 4 is broken by the relay RR! through the contact |5, whereby the register REG and its line finder RS is marked occupied. The relay RG2 in Fig. 3 breaks at contact 2!] the call circuit for. all other free registers, which previously had been barred by the tube GLR in the register taking the call.

The contacts 28 and 29 on relay RG2 break the circuits to the bar magnet STMI and the bridge magnet BRMI. The bar magnet STMI releases its armature while the bridge magnet BRMI remains energized in a circuit over the contact |3|, the contact M on relay RRI, one of the contacts 23 on relay RRZ or 64 on relay RR6, to positive. The relay SR2 releases its armature and the contacts |2|l--|29 break.

The switching operation for a call from a trunk line is now terminated and the line has been connected to a disengaged register REG over its line selector RS. The call is marked in the line equipment according to Fig. 2 by the relays RF|5 and RFIB attracting their armatures. In the group selector GV, the relay RG2 and in the register, the relay RRI have attracted their armatures. The bridge magnet BRMI in the line finder RS holds the contacts I--VI closed. At the same time as the marking of the call took place in the registers by the relay RGI in Fig. 3 attracting its armature, the contact l4 in Fig. 3 closed and the charging of the electrolytic condenser K3 started over the resistance r4. When the voltage rises in the electrolytic condenser K3 the power increases in the following circuit: positive over contact I4, resistances n and T5, winding on relay RG4 to negative. Normally the relay RG4 has no time to attract its armature before the relay RG2 attracts its armature and breaks the circuit for relay RGI, whereafter the contact I4 is opened again. However, should some fault exist or all the registers be engaged, the relay RG4 Will attract its armature on account of the above circuit, whereby the contacts 46 and 44 open and the relay RG4 becomes self-held in the following circuit: positive over the contact 53 in Fig. 2, contacts 32, 43 and 42 in Fig. 3, winding on relay RG4 to negative. Hereby the switching operation stops without the common resistance ms being barred by the discharge tube GLS. The relay RGI releases its armature, when the contact 46 opens.

When the register has been connected to the group selector GV according to Fig. 3 and the relay RG2 has attracted its armature, the relay RG6 receives current and attracts its armature. The speaking wires a, I) break and make in the other direction over the contacts 6| and 63 and the resistances T7 and re and the resistances rs and no, forming the following parallel circuits: positive, winding on relay RF5 in Fig. 2, windings on choke coil D, rectifiers Rel and Re2, speaking wires (1 and b, resistances T7 and T8, negative. The

rectifiers Rel and Re2 are intended to reduce the attenuation and unbalance caused by the choke coil D onspeech. The relay RF5 attracts its armature and actuates the contacts 5|-5'|, whereby the balance wires A and B are cut and changed over so that the A-wire isconnectecl to the relay RF3 and the B-wire to the contact III in the register selector RS. The balance side of the transformer DT closes over the resistances To in Fig. 2, which is balancing the choke coil D and the resistances r-z and re in Fig. 3.

Hereafter impulses arrive from the trunk line on the wires (11 and D1 in Fig. 2. The impulses are received by the signal receivers M1 and M2 and the relays RF6 and RF! follow the impulse series. Impulses with A. C. frequency ii are repeated by the relay RF6 over the following circuit: negative over the contact 6| in Fig. 2, multiple contact II in the line selectors RS in Fig. 4 (the connection passes Fig. 3), winding on magnet MV| to register selector RVI to positive. Impulses with A. C. frequency f2 are repeated by the relay RF! over the following circuit: positive over contact II in Fig. 2, multiple contact I in line finder RS in Fig. 4, winding on magnet MV2 to register selector RV2. Simultaneously, the relays RF8- RFI in Fig. 2 operate but without influencing the switching operation since the contact as in Fig. 3 is broken.

Parallel to the magnets MVI and MV2 in Fig. 4 lie the windings on the relay RR8, which is slow releasing. It attracts its armature on commencement of the impulse emission and holds it till the last impulse to the one of the magnets MVI and MV2 which receives the longest impulse series. The register selectors RVI and RV2 are advanced by the impulses and stop, RVI in a position corresponding to the first digit in the transferred number and RV2 in a position corresponding to the second digit. When the register selector RVI leaves its home position the following circuit is formed: positive, contact in selector RVI zero return group, contact 82, winding on relay RR5 to negative. Relay RR5 attracts its armature, opens the contact 52 and becomes selfheld over contacts 5| and 9| and contact in the home position of register selector RV3 contact strip 3. When the relay RR8 releases its armature the following circuit is formed: positive, contact in the register selector RV zero return group, contact 8|, winding on relay RR'l, contact VI in the line finder RS, winding on relay RGI in Fig. 3, contacts 35 and 46, discharge tube GLS, the common resistance 1m, to negative v. The discharge tube GLS burns and relays RGl in Fig. 3 and ER! in Fig. 4 attract their armatures. Hereby the winding of relay RR9 receives current over contact 12 and attracts its armature, actuating the contact 92 and the self-holding circuit for the relay RR5 breaks in contact '9 I, so that the relay RR5 releases its armature. According to Fig. 3 the relay RG5 receives current over the contacts II and 27 and attracts its armature, making the contacts 5|l-59. Since only one discharge tube GLS at a time can burn, only one group selector GV at a time can have its relay RG5 energized. When the relay RR? in Fig. 4 attracts its armature the following circuit is closed: negative through contact 1|, contact in the register selector RVI, contact are 2 (for instance position 3), contact in the register selector RV2 contact are 2 or 3 (for instance contact arc 2 position 6), winding on one of the bar-magnets STMl-STMH! (for instance STMI) in Fig. 3, contact on the relay RG5 (for instance contact 5|), to positive. The barmagnet pointed out by the register selectors RVI and RV2 (in the example STMI) attracts its armature. The following circuit is closed: positive through contact H53 in Fig. 2, one of the contacts |il|-|9| in Fig. 3 (in the example the contact Ill) contacts 4|, Bland amass-a 94, winding on the bridge magnet BRMI, to negative. The bridge magnet BRMI attracts its arma ture and closes the multiple contacts corresponding to the actuated bar-magnet (STMI according to the example) in the first bridge. Thecontact 9| is closed and the following circuitformed: positive over contact I53 in Fig. 2, contact 32 in Fig. 3, contact 9|, winding on bridge magnet BRM2 to negative. The bridge magnet BRMZ attracts its armature, breaks the circuit for the magnet BRMI winding, is self-held through the contact 93 and connects current to the bridge magnet BRM3 winding through the contact 925 The switching operation is repeated till either a free line is found, whereby the relay RG3 attracts its armature, or the winding of the relay RG4 is energized through the contact 95 on the last bridge magnet STMIB, whereby the relay RG4 attracts its armature, becomes self-held through the contacts 42 and t3 and breaks the switchingoperation through the contact ii. In the firstmentioned case the circuit is broken for the discharge tube GLS in the contact 35 and in the latter case in the contact 56. The relay RGI in Fig. 3 and the relay RR'i in Fig. 4 release their armature.

The switching operation in the group selector GV according to Fig. 3 may be of three difierent kinds:

(1) If no disengaged junction line is found,- the relay RG4 attracts its armature as above. Hereby the contact 44 and the relay R'R in Fig. 4 release their armature, whereby the contact it opens and the bridge magnet BRMI in the line selector RS releases its armature. I-VI in the line selector RS are broken and the register REG is released. During the release time of the relay RG2 which is slow-acting, in 3, an impulse is emitted in the following circuit: positive over contact 55, contact 25, contacts I55 and 95 in Fig. 2, winding on relay RFI, winding on relay RF2, contact 53 to negative. The relays- RFI and RFZ attract their armatures and a Sig nal is emitted on the trunk line to the initial exchange of the connection. This signal indicates that the connection cannot be set up.

(2) If a free junction line is found on selection in the direction corresponding to the bar magnet STMI, the selection operation is interrupted at the contact 32 by the relay RG3 attracting its armature and the bridge magnet which has connected the free junction line is held in an already described circuit through the contact ill. When the bar magnet STMI has attracted its armature, the relay RG1 receives current through its winding, attracts its armature and becomes self-held through the contact ll. The contacts 2, E3 and M are operated. Since the contacts 33 and "llare opened, the relay RR! in Fig. 4 is released and the register becomes free as under (1). During the release time of the relay RG2, the following cir cuit is closed according to Fig. 3: positive over resistance 1'5, contacts I l, 34 and 25, contacts IES and 95 in Fig. 2, winding on relay RFi, winding on relay RF2, contact 53 to negative. The relay RFI attracts its armature, but relay RFZ- not actuated. A signal with A. C. frequency j l is sent out on the wires azbz of the trunk line to the initial exchange of the call. The signal indicates that the local network corresponding to the trunk number has been reached and that the local number is to be sent from the initial exchange.

(3) If a free junction line is found on selec*' tion in any of the traffic routes correspondingto the bar magnets RG3 in Fig. 3, the relay RG3 The contacts in Fig. cataracts; Let it be assumed that testing takes placeon atrunk line according to Fig. '2, the following circuit is closed: positive, windingon relay-RG3, multiple contact in group selectorGV, c-w'ire,-break contact in the cut-out key BK in Fig. 2, coritacts I55, I42 and I I2, winding on relay RFI, contact 63 to negative and parallel-with circuit through the contact I 22. the resistance r2,- contacts I4I, I54 and 63 to negative.- Therelays RG3 in'Fig. 3 and RFZ in Fig 2 attract-their armatures. According to Fig. 2 the following'ciroultis closed: positive through contact I53, contact I32 or I44, contact I'l, Wind'- ing on relay RFI2,which is slow acting, contacts I43 and 95, winding-on relay RFI, winding on relay RFLcontacl; 63; to negative. In this circuit the relay RF2 armature is held until the relay RFI2 has attracted itsarmature, while the relay RF2'is not actuated. Consequently, the relayRFIZ is-forced to accomplish the switching operation so that a call signal always will be followed by a disconnecting signal according to the description below even if the testing operation should be interrupted. When relaly RFI2 attracts its armature, one of the parallel testing circuits-in the contact I22 is: broken, whereby the relay. RFI2 becomes self-held in series with the testing relay RG3 in Fig. 3, through the contact I23 in Fig..2.and an auxiliary winding. At. the sametime the contact I26 is closed and the relay RFI4 is energized through its proper winding, attractsdts armature and is self-held through the contact I45 in series with the resistance r3. This causes break of the other of.

the parallel testing circuits in the contact I42 and the relay RFI;releases its armature. Thus, during the release time of the relays RFI2 and RFI I, a call signal has been emitted having the A. C; frequency fl on the Wires azbz. Simultaneously-with, the contact I26 the contact I 21 is closedand :One winding on relay RF I3 becomes group selectors GV -in Fig. 3, contacts 2I, 22

respectively, resistances 19, m respectively, to negative.- The contacts 5I-5'I in Fig. 2 are actuated.

When the relay RG3 in Fig. 3 attracted its armature, the huntingprocess in the contact 32 was interruptedand the bridge magnet which has connected the freejunction line is held in a circuit over the contact 3|. Contact 33 opens, but the relay RGZcircuit over the contact 12 is maintained until the register REG has reemitted the received. digits. When the setting operation in the group selector GV starts, relay RR! inFig. 4, attracts its armature according to above description. Hereby the contact 13 is closed, whereby the relays RRIU and RRI I become locked in the condition prevailing at the moment. The relays RRIU and RRII receive current over the wires TKCI and TKC2 from circuits corresponding to TKI in Fig. 2. If a trunk line is free this is indicated by the follow ing circuit-z-pos'itive over the contact IBI in Fig. 2,

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contacts H3, 81 and I49, break contact in barring key BK, the wire TKCI common for all trunk lines which pertain to the same traific direction, windings on all relays RRID in Fig. 4, connected in parallel, to positive. As long as some line in the traific direction corresponding to the wire TKCE is free, positive is thus connected to the wire TKO! and the armature of the relay RRIU is attracted in all registers REG. If the contact T3 is connected during attraction of the relay RRIU, the relay is held magnetized with current over the contact I04 over a supplementary winding. Should the relay RRIU have released its armature when the contact 13 closes, the relay is magnetized with current over the contact I03 by a supplementary winding which counteracts the make winding so that it cannot attract in the circuit over the wire TKCI. Since the last-mentioned supplementary winding, however, is not capable of actuating the relay, its armature maintains its released position. The relay RRII operates in analogy with the relay HRH). The setting circuit to the group selector GV for the number combination 48 normally passes the contact I02 but should all lines in the trafiic direction pointed out by the connection going out from the contact H12 be engaged, the relay REID releases its armature and the number combination 48 sets up the connection in the trafiic direction. This implies that if all lines from the exchange 36 to the exchange 46! in Fig. 1 are engaged, the calls from exchange 36 to the exchanges 48l-489 are conducted over the exchange 399. In the same manner the relay RRH switches the number combinations 33 and 34 from the contact H4, which is connected to the bar magnet STMZ in Fig. 3

and which indicates the number combinations 5059 and 30-32 and 35, to the contact H3, which is assumed to be, connected for instance to the bar magnet STM6 and which indicates the number combinations 46, 41 and 49. At the same is slow-acting on release in order that the calling. signal over the line selected by the group selector I GV and the register connection to the farther end tact 2|, resistance rl I, contact IV in line finderof said line may have time to follow before the commencement of impulse emission. according to description below. Hereafter the following circuit is formed: positive over the one of the con- Relay (1) Positive over contact 3!, contact 3!, contact III in line finder RS, contact 56 on relay RF5in Fig. 2 (the call passes Fig. 3), wire B, multiple contact in group selector GV in Fig. 3, wire B to the trunk line engaged by the group selector GV which line is presumed to be made according to Fig. 2, contact 56 in its relay RF5, contact i2l, winding on ,relayjRF2, contact 63 to negative. The rela RFZ attracts its arma- 1o ture and connects A. C. by the frequency f2 to the line;

(2) Positive over contact 32 in Fig. 4, con- RS, multiple contact in group selector GV in Fig. 3, wire (I to the trunk line engaged by the group selector GV which line is presumed to be made according to Fig. 2, contacts 52 I33 and 95, winding on relay RFI, winding on relay RFZ, contact 63 to negative. The relay RF! attracts its armature, but the relay RFZ is not actuated by this circuit on account of the resistance r! l, alnd A. C. is sent out on the line by the frequency f (3) Positive over contact 34, winding on magnet MV3, to negative. Register selector RV3 attracts its armature.

(4) Positive over contact 33, winding on relay RR4, to negative. Relay RR4 attracts its armature and breaks at contact 42 the circuit for relay RR3 winding. The relay BB3 is howeverv somewhat slow-acting on release on account of the resistance r|2 which is connected in parallel to the winding of the relay.

On relay RR4 attracting its armature the winding of relay RR5 is energized over the contact 4| and the relay RR5 attracts its armature, opening the contact 52. When the rela RR3 releases its armature the above described circuits (1)-(4) are opened. The A. C. impulses with the frequencies fl and {2 through the line engaged by the group selector GV are terminated, the register selector RV3 moves its wiper bridge to position 1 and the relay RRA releases its armature. The circuit for relay RR5 winding is opened by the contact 4|, but the relay RES has a somewhat delayed action on release on account of the resistance r13, which is connected in parallel to the relay winding, consequently a brief pause occurs before the contact 52 is closed and the next impulse can commence with the aid of relay RRS. The register selector RV3 steps forward one step at each impulse from the contact 34. When the selector RV3 reaches a position corresponding to the setting of one of the register selectors RVI and RV2, one of the following circuits is closed:

(1) When the position corresponding to the setting of the register selector RVI has been reached: positive over contact on RVI contact segment i (for inst. position 2), corresponding contact on RV3 contact segment 2 (position 2), winding on relay RRZ, to negative. Relay RR2 attracts its armature and becomes self-held by means of the contact 22 in the following circuit: positive over contact in the register selector RV! zero return group, contact segment 3 positions 1-10 on selector RV3, contact 22, winding on relay RRZ, to negative. The contact 2i opens and the impulse emission with A. C. frequency f I according to above description is interrupted. The contact 23 opens.

(2) When the position corresponding to the setting of the register selector RVZ is reached:

positive over contact on RV2 contact segment 4 (for instance position 10), corresponding contact on RV3 contact segment I (position 10), winding on relay RRS, negative. The relay RRG attracts its armature and becomes self-held by means of the contact 62 and a supplementary winding. The contact BI is opened and the impulse emission with the A. C. frequency f2 is in terrupted. The contact 63 is opened.

When both'the contact 23 and the contact 63 have opened. the current through the bridge rr'iag'netBRMl winding is interriipte'd' and LBRMI releases its armature. The contacts L VI a'ie" thenopened in the line finder RS and the regis'ter REG is released. The relay R RI releases its armature and the contacts II-I3 and I5 are closed. Over the contact H, contact in the register selector RVI zero return group and the magnet MVI self-breaking contact, a circuit is closed for the magnet MV; winding causing the selector RVI to step round to its initial position (position In the same manner the selectors RVZ and RV3 are restored to theirhome positions on closing of the contacts I3 and I2.

When twolines are interconnected over multiple contacts inthe group selector GV, the wires A ar connected together. If both lines are'identical,

for instance according to Fig. 2", no change takes Place at the connection of the A-wires; However, should a; trunk line according to Fig. 2 he connected with a junction line which lacks aniplifier, the following-circuit is formed: positive on A-wire inthe line lacking amplifier, multiple con tact in group selector'GV in Fig'. 3 A'-' wire, contact 53 in Fig. 2, winding on reiay'nFs, to neg'a tive. The devices on the line lacking amplifier may tally perfectly with the" devices RF5, D, ReI, and Re? in 2', except that the contact 53-'is' connected overresistance to positive instead of over a winding on the rlaly'RFiito ne ative,- Which resistance advantageously may be adjusted so as to serve 3186 for the regiila'tion (if the amplifi' tiofi at the connection 61'' two' lines which lack if ditidual amplifiers, over a cord repeater. In the line according to Fig. 2' the relay RF} attracts its armature on account of the abovementioned circuit and becomes self held' inthe following circuit: positive; winding-curacy RLF3L contact 3 I, contact I 621 to negative. If'thtriinli line according to Fig 2 is engaged by :1 group se lector GV, Fig. 3, the contact I62 in said circuitis not closed, but instead the-contact I 35 is-closed When the register REG is released, the relay RG2- in Fig. 3 releases its rmature and the contacts Zi -23 open. The relay RG6 releases; as arma ture and the contacts I and sa een and 62 and 64 close. The relay RF in Fig.- 2 releases its" armature and the contact 51 closes", forming the following circuit? positive ever con-tact 51, Wind'- ing on relay Rm, contact 3r, one of the contacts I and IE2, negative. The relay RFC attracts its armature and disconnects by iiiea nsof thereon-- tac'ts -46 the line prolongation LF. If the tr u'nk line in Fig; 2 has been connected with anotlier trunk line having individual amplifiers, the relay RG1 in Fig. 3 has not attracted its arms-- ture, wherefore signals between the lines are not repeated by the relays RFS RFII but pass on the speaking connection. If the trunk connection in Fig. 2 has been connected with a line with out individual amplifier, the signals are repeated "as follows:

(1) Signals with A. C. frequency f I actiiate the relays RFG-RFI I' in conformity with the'switch ing operation by calls and the following circuit is now formed: positive over contact 94, resistance 11, contact I12, win-ding on relay RFIT, con tact I55, contacts 24' and I3 in Fig. 3, multiple contact in group selector GV, wired; to negative over impulse receiving devices in the equipment engaged by group selector GV.

2) Signals withe G frequency f2; -actuate ex-, clusively the relay RFI, otherwisethey remain without effect.- I

(3) Signals with both the A. 6. frequencies-fl 1-2 and f2 actuate both the relays RFIS and RFI, closihgf th'e' following circuitz positive,- winding on relay'R'FIl, contact I2, negative. The relay RLFB attracts its and the contacts 81-88 ere operated. The; contact 82 connects an operating winding on relay HRS? connected in parallel with, but counteracting, the supplementary winding which, when the contact I2 opens, will cooperate with that winding so that relay RR8 becomes slow reieasingand quick operating. The contact 84 closes the following circuit:

Positive over contact 94, contacts 84 and H2. winding on relay RFI'I, contact I58, contacts 24 and 73in Fig". 3, multiple contact in group selector GV, d-wii'e to negative over a signal receiving relay for the line which the group selector GV has selected. If this line were a trunk line made according to-Fig'. 2 and the signal had been emitted from a line lacking amplifier, the last-mentionedcir'c'u'it; woiild De-terminated over the d-wire (to the left in'Fig" 2) the contacts I24, I33, 95, Winding' on relay RFi, winding on relay RFZ, contact 63; t6 negative. Hereby-both the relays RFI and RFZ' would attract their armatures and a signal with the two A. C; frequencies f! and f2 would be Search on the trunk line.

As long as the switching operation for the settingof the connection is progressing, it is presufriied' that the speaking devices of the subscribers are not connected to the connection-and the Voice frequency signals cannot be disturbed by sneen- When the connection has been established it is presumed that the condition at the called subscriber line is signalled to the home exchange by means of buzzer signals-Which cannot actuate the signal receivers MI and Mi in Fig. 2', moreover, that'all signals required for terminating the switching operation, when the above described backward signal, which at the disconnectiori of-the register REG, was sent out to the home exchange of the connection as a sign that the local number is to be sent out, contain only the fregu'encylf I Heieit is presumed 'thatthe switchingoperation is so arranged that the called local exchange,when

the connection reachesthe called subscriber line, eniitsa signal to the home exchange of the connction, which signal causes connection of the speaking devices of the calling subscriber to the connection. The home exchange of the connection now answers with-a signal which is repeated overtfunk lines with amplifiers by means of the twoireduencies fI and f2 and which partly marks that-the connection is interurban, partly switches the diiipinents in Fig. 2' so that only signal-s containing both ffguencies fl and f2 and exceeding a greaetenmnea duration may be repeated by the signal repeater In the same manner a similar signal is se'ritiromthe called local exchange to the horiie exchange of the connection when the called s'uhscriber is' connected, that is to say when he r eniovs his han set. I

is seen rrcm the above description, on no occasion, iii the enti e switching operation, is

any signal having" the frequencies I and f2 sent out; which is repeated in the last described cir cuit. If sii'c'h a signal arrives it means that a speaking dev ce has been eonnect'ed to the commiiii-ieatien channel. A brief signal in the direcnon of the call with the two frequencies fl and f2 closes th following circuit, already mention'e'd'z' positive; contacts 9'4, a'dand 112, windingi r eiay inn, contact 166, contacts 24 and 7 13311 i 3', n'iiiltiple contact in group selector GV, wife d to" impulse receiving relay in the line engaged by the group selector GV. Hereby the two-step relay RFI I attracts its armature the first step and the contact I" is closed, forming the following circuit: positive over contact 83, contacts I13 and I14, resistance H I, contact I62, negative. The contact 83 holds short-circuited a supplementary winding connected to this circuit on the relay RFI'I. When the signal is terminated and the relay RF8 releases its armature, this connection ceases and the relay RFI'I attracts its armature the second step on account of a current through the said supplementary winding. The contacts I12 and I13 are opened.

A brief signal from the called local exchange to the home exchange of the connection, with both frequencies fl and f2, closes this circuit: positive over contact 94, contacts 84 and I12, winding on relay RFI'I, contacts I33 and I24, 11- wire to the left in Fig. 2, to negative over the impulse receivin relays in the device which has engaged the trunk line. The relay RF" is energized in conformity with the above description.

When the two subscribers have been connected, the armatures of relays RFI'I are attracted in the (normally two) line equipments in Fig. 2 which commence, and terminate, the series of trunk lines connected in series, with amplifiers and voice frequency receivers forming a part of the telephone connection. Signals which occur hereafter and contain only one of the frequencies fl and f2 cannot be repeated, as the contact I12 is opened. Signals with both frequencies actuate the two relays RF6 and RFI closing the following circuit: positive over contact II contact I II windin on relay RFIB, contact 6I, negative. The relay RFI8 which is slow both releasing and operating, attracts its armature if the signal is long enough. The armature of relay RFI8 now remains attracted awhile upon commencement of the signal during which time signals with only the frequency fl may be commenced and repeated, since the circuit which was interrupted by the contact I12 now is closed over the contact I82. The relay RII! holds its armature as long as the signaling continues, with the aid of the self-holding contact I 8|.

If a long signal with both frequencies fl and f2 arrives, the relay RFII releases its armature during the signal. Hereby, all contacts 8|, 9|, IIJI and III will remain open simultaneously, breaking the holding circuit of relay RFI and causing the relay RFI5 to release its armature.

This implies that the connection is disconnected.

When the signal ceases the followin circuit is closed: positive over contact I6I, contacts H3 and 85, winding on relay RF2, contact 63, negative. This circuit is closed only during the release time of relay RFB. During this time a signal with the A. C. frequency f2 is sent out on the trunk line. The signal has the purpose of verifying that the line and its equipment are intact, disengaged and at operating eiliciency and it actuates the equipment at the other end of the line, according to the description below. When the test circuit over the c-wire to the left in Fig. 2 is interrupted, the relay RFIZ releases its armature closing the following circuit: positive over the contact I25, the contacts I33 and 95, winding on relay RFI, winding on relay RF2, contact 63 to negative. This circuit is closed only during the release time of the relay RFI3. The circuit for the relay RFI3 is interrupted in the contact i2? and the relay holds its armature until the electrolytic condenser KI has been discharged. The relay RFI4 remains magnetized with current over the contact I and the resistance 1'3. When the disconnection signal is terminated the above-mentioned test signal arrives from the line indicating that the line and its equipment are intact, free and at operating efflciency. The relays RF'IRFII attract and the followin circuit is closed: positive over the contact I58, contacts I32, I8, 88 and H4, winding on relay RFI4, negative. The winding of relay RFI4 making part of this circuit counteracts the other winding of relay RFI4 and leaves a considerably stronger magnetic field than this one, causing the relay RFI4 to release its armature and to attract it again when the magnetic field in the relay has changed direction. The test signal is not of sufficient duration to give the relay RFII time to release its armature during the signal. At the end of the signal the relays RFI-RFB release their armatures. The relay RFI4 releases its armature because the magnetic field changes direction when the contact 88 is opened. Hereafter also the relay RFII releases its armature, and the line is free for a new call. If the test signal from the trunk line does not arrive, the relay RFI4 armature remains attracted and the line is marked occupied by the contacts I4I and I42 being broken. The following circuit is closed: negative over contact I63, contact I48, winding on relay RFI3, contacts I28 and H5, to an impulse emitting device which connects positive to the wire imp. at equal intervals and during a time correspondin to the time of a clearing signal. Every time that positive is connected to the wire imp. the relay RFI3 attracts its armature and a clearing signal is emitted. This operation goes on until a test impulse arrives releasing the relay RFI3 armature, or until a call impulse arrives from the line causing the relay RFII to attract its armature and the contact II5 to open, whereupon the relays RFI5 and RFI6 attract their armatures and the contact I63 opens.

I claim:

1. In an automatic telephone system, two exchanges, a trunk line interconnecting said two exchanges, a register in one of said two exchanges set in accordance with at least two digits in a telephone number, means connecting said register to said trunk line, means for sending at least two series of impulses simultaneously over said trunk line under control of said register, the number of impulses in each series corresponding to a digit in said telephone number, said impulses being transmitted over said trunk line to the other of said two exchanges by an alternatin current source one for each series of impulses, said alternating current sources having all different frequencies, each frequency representing the place in said telephone number for the digit corresponding to the number of impulses transmitted, separate impulse receiving devices in said other of the two exchanges for each of said alternating current sources actuated by said impulses and setting each a separate recording device in a register in said other of the two exchanges.

2. In a multi-exchange telephone system, a tandem exchange having a number in the system, incoming and outgoing trunk lines connected to said tandem exchange, a register, means for connectin an incoming trunk line to said register, means for setting the register by a series of A. C. frequency impulses simultane- 15 ously transmitted over the incoming .trunk line in accordance with at least two digits in a number representing a called exchange, selectors controlled by said register connecting an out going trunk line to the register, means in the register actuated if the number registered does not correspond to the number of said tandem exchange for transmitting simultaneously at least two series of A. C. frequency impulses corresponding to digits registered in the register to said outgoing trunk line, the number of impulses representin a digit and the frequency representing the place of the digit in relation to the other simultaneously transmitted digits, means for disconnecting the register and con,- necting said incoming trunk line to said outgoing trunk line.

KARL AXEL LUNDKVIST.

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